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Fifty-two pemphigus vulgaris patients, including 29 male patients (55.8%) and 23 female patients (44.2%), were investigated in the author’s study. The author concludes that antibody levels can be used to predict acute remission in patients with dermal and mucosal forms of the disease.

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    Pooya Khan Mohammad Beigi MD, MSc

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Mohammad Beigi, P.K. (2018). Discussion and Conclusion. In: A Clinician's Guide to Pemphigus Vulgaris. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67759-0_15

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